Shloka 31
व्यासशौनकादिसंवादः | Vyāsa–Śaunaka and the Sages: Opening Dialogue of the Kailāsa-saṃhitā
व्यास उवाच । कुशलं किं नु युष्माकम्प्रब्रूतास्मिन्महामखे । अर्चितं किं नु युष्माभिस्सम्यगध्वरनायकः
vyāsa uvāca | kuśalaṃ kiṃ nu yuṣmākamprabrūtāsminmahāmakhe | arcitaṃ kiṃ nu yuṣmābhissamyagadhvaranāyakaḥ
Vyāsa said: “Tell me—are you all well in this great sacrifice? And has the Lord, the presiding Master of this sacred rite, been properly worshipped by you?”
Sage Vyasa
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Offering: dhupa
FAQs
The verse emphasizes that outer religious activity (a mahāyajña) becomes fruitful only when it is joined with right intention and due worship of the divine Lord who presides over all sacred action—understood in the Shaiva view as Śiva, the Pati (Supreme Lord) behind the rite.
By asking whether the “adhvara-nāyaka” has been properly worshipped, the text points to Saguna worship—offering reverence to Śiva as the accessible Lord of ritual. In Shaiva practice this is commonly expressed through Śiva-arcana, often centered on the Liṅga as the ritual focus for invoking the Lord’s presence.
The takeaway is “samyak arcana”—perform worship correctly and wholeheartedly: purity, right offerings, and remembrance of Śiva. A practical Shaiva application is to accompany ritual action with mantra-japa (such as Om Namaḥ Śivāya) so the yajña becomes inwardly contemplative as well as outwardly correct.